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Menthi Kura Pappu Recipe - South Indian Style Methi Dal Recipe
How to Make South Indian style methi or fenugreek dal recipe. An easy, healthy comforting dal recipe from South India.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
25
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
South Indian
Keyword:
Dal Recipes, Indian Food
Servings:
4
Calories:
151
kcal
Author:
Hari Chandana Ponnaluri
Ingredients
½
cup
Toor Dal
1 ½
cup
Fenugreek Leaves
2 - 3
units
Green Chillies
1
Onion
large
½
tsp
Mustard Seeds
½
tsp
Chana Dal
½
tsp
Urad Dal
¼
tsp
Cumin Seeds
⅛
tsp
Hing
Gooseberry size Tamarind ball
¼
tsp
Turmeric Powder
Red Chilli Powder as needed
Salt to taste
1
tbsp
Oil
Instructions
Put the rinsed toor dal, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 – 4 whistles.
Soak the tamarind in water for 10 minutes and squeeze the extract out of it. Keep it aside.
Wash the fenugreek leaves and chop them roughly or finely. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add the slit green chillies, broken red chilli and hing and fry for a couple of seconds.
Then add cubed onion and fry until light brown color.
Add the chopped fenugreek leaves and saute for 2 minutes.
Sprinkle little water and cover with a lid.
Let it cook completely.
Add cooked toor dal, tamarind extract. salt, red chilli powder and little water and mix.
Let it cook for 5 – 7 minutes.
Turn off the flame and serve hot with rice or roti.
Nutrition
Calories:
151
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
19
g
|
Protein:
8
g
|
Fat:
4
g
|
Sodium:
18
mg
|
Potassium:
40
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
1
g
|
Vitamin C:
2.1
mg
|
Calcium:
365
mg
|
Iron:
2.5
mg